Meng Chaoyang and Zhuang Zhou were the same age as each other, and they used to be considered sunny and cheerful.

After entering the industry screenwriter, he was beaten like a dead dog by society, and was in a state of depressed spirit and aging. He was still in the recovery period, but he did not delay typing and was still on the crew.

The incident of Li Jingyu broke out. He stared at his phone and wanted to shout, but was also surprised.

Lao Zhuang is so awesome!

The master is actually by my side!

At this time, Meng Chaoyang came out of the hotel with his injuries and ran to the set. He took advantage of the filming interval to find the director. His situation was special, and the crew felt that he was wronged, but no one stood up to speak.

In the entertainment industry, being fooled is the original sin.

A small position is the original sin.

"Xiao Meng, is there anything wrong?"

"I heard that you want to change people and need some special effects. I have a friend who runs a studio..."

"Xiao Meng, we all have fixed cooperative companies, and we will have a chance in the future." The director is quite polite.

This is the truth. Nowadays, filming is tied up, makeup team, photography team, martial arts, art, post-production, etc., all inertial cooperation.

Meng Chaoyang did not give up and continued: "Director, we have low prices, fast efficiency, and good results... Director! Director! If it really doesn't work, give it a shot and see the effect.

Director! Director! For my poor sake, you give me a chance..."

The director sighed. The crew was having rags every day, and he worked as a job, so it was not easy to make some money. He looked at the other party, and was bullied by Li Jingyu. However, Li Jingyu suddenly disappeared now, and was inexplicably feeling:

Doing this job will be in danger!

"The Legend of Lang Huan" is of medium investment, and most of it is spent on the starring actors. The film's founder is having a fight with Li Jingyu's agency and wants to get back the early money.

The cost of changing corners in the middle increased. Fortunately, Chen Dongjun's financial supporter was supported by this, so he continued to shoot...

The special effects of film and television dramas are usually handed over to several companies to do together. For example, some are good at Maweiya, some are good at three-dimensional animation, and some are good at modeling. In this way, the division of labor will be more efficient.

The director thought about it and said that if it was really cheap and easy to use, it would be okay to try it, so he said, "I'll just change my face."

"I understand! I understand!"

"Okay, please leave a contact information."

"Thank you, director! Thank you, director!"

Meng Chaoyang smiled and contacted Zhuang Zhou when he wiped his body.

"Haha, my buddy doesn't owe anyone favors, I'll help you get a job right away."

"What life?"

When Lao Meng Balabala told the matter, Zhuang Zhou scratched his head and was inconvenient to refuse. He just took it with kindness. Li Jingyu is a good comrade, and he can still use his remaining energy after leaving.

"Someone will contact you later. By the way, what's your studio called?"

"Call Xiaoyaoyou."

"Damn, do you have any questions? I just wanted to beg you to get this opportunity. Are you still 'a'?"

"It's called Xiaoyaoyou, don't talk nonsense, it depends on the effect then!"

...

Soon, Zhuang Zhou got into contact with the crew.

He said he opened a studio and had not registered yet, but he communicated with the crew as the studio head. A digital shot came from over there, with two actors in it, asking him to change one person's face to another.

When it comes to domestic films, everyone is complaining about the 50 cents special effects. In fact, our skills are good, the main reasons:

First, the investment cannot keep up, and the time given is too short. Needless to say, the special effects fee in Hollywood is also long, and it can be found in 2 or 3 years from pre-preparation to post-production.

Domestic films usually cost half a year, or even a few months. And it costs half the money to hire a sissy, how many cents are left for special effects?

Second, the production process is backward.

The Hollywood special effects team participated in the filming of the movie throughout the process, with dedicated visual guidance and special effects directors. Many of us are separated, the early stage is the early stage, the shooting is the shooting, and the late stage is the late stage, and the director himself does not understand it.

Third, there is a lack of industry giants.

Domestic technology has improved rapidly, but there is a lack of giant companies to coordinate the industrial chain, formulate standards, develop software, and promote technology, like Industrial Light and Magic and Vita.

Of course objectively speaking, in terms of movies, China is increasingly willing to spend money. "The Wandering Earth", "Operation Red Sea" and "Assassination of Novelists" are all good.

TV series are still almost there, like "Twelve Tan", which is already 2021, and there is still a special effect of salted fish!

Zhuang Zhou couldn't let Lao Meng down, so he made a simple operation.

First convert the lens into the format for a few seconds, then load it into [Virtual Number 3]. After loading it, click it a few times, the faces of the two people will be perfectly exchanged.

Finally, it is converted into video format and compressed in size, and the whole journey is less than ten minutes. According to the actual standards, this is the workload of five people a day.

So Zhuang Zhou deliberately delayed for most of the day before sending it to the crew.

…………

"Click!"

"Good, it's past!"

On the set of "The Legend of Lang Huan", the director shouted and stopped. Instead, he held a loudspeaker and said, "Let's listen! Some things have happened recently, and the impact is very bad. It seems that you obviously lack morale.

Now I officially stated that the drama will definitely continue to be filmed and the crew will not disband. The investors still have confidence in us and expressed their support.

The actors’ issues are already being coordinated, and the details will be changed. Let’s talk about them later. All you have to do is to let go and shoot good movies down-to-earth!

OK, take a 10-minute break!”

Everyone dispersed in groups of three or three. The director said this, but in fact he was nervous and sat aside and smoked silently.

The assistant suddenly came over and said, "The material has been sent back."

“What material?”

"That Xiaoyaoyou Studio."

"oh……"

The director then came to his senses, looked at the machine, and asked, "You asked them to change their faces, right?"

"right."

"Is this a change?"

"It's changed, you can watch the original video."

The assistant called out the original shot, and compared the two, it was a little confused.

This shot is about two people walking side by side. After changing their faces, there is no impact on the details of the outline, facial features, hair, or background, tones, light and shadow.

It's natural, as if it's a picture taken!

Hiss!

The director watched it over and over again, inexplicably scared, and really couldn't see any flaws, and asked: "Have they quoted?"

"Not yet, wait for us."

The real face change does not require the actor to re-shoot the scene. He only needs to capture his entire face 360 ​​degrees and replace it. However, he cannot afford to spend money in China, so he often uses face change + re-shoot to save costs.

Currently on the market, the price of AI face swapping is about 250 yuan per second.

The price of manual face change, that is, manual cutouts are about 2,000 yuan/sec. Even the simplest job is the lowest price at 800 yuan/sec.

"You sent it during the day and then it was sent back at night?"

"right."

"Their team is quite large, otherwise they would not have such high efficiency!"

The director thought about it and decided to blame him: "I'll find a producer and explain what I meant clearly. He said that the effect of this store is very good and promised a discount. Let him talk about the specific amount."

"OK!"

…………

All this happened the day after the Li Jingyu incident broke out.

Zhuang Zhou took a day to make up for the loss of staying up late. For him, Li Jingyu had already dispersed with the wind, and his life with A Yuan was the most important.

The farmhouse I ate tonight was produced in one pot.

It is kidney beans, ribs, potatoes, corn cobs, etc., put them in a pot and then paste a circle of cakes.

A Yuan was reluctant to eat and wear it there. In just a few days, he was spoiled by him and began to waste extravagance. Even Malatang dared to add another side dish.

In short, eat and play all kinds of things so that you can get familiar with the environment as soon as possible.

After dinner, Zhuang Zhou drove to the south of the county town, where there was a building. A Yuan got off the car and took a look. The big plaque read: "Tsinghua Pool!"

“Where is this place?”

“Bath center.”

"What are we doing here?"
Chapter completed!